Preyer Entertainment Group News
Volume 1, Issue 4
February 21, 2005
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Play Any Key Music (ASCAP) - Durgon Style Music (BMI)
  http://www.playanykey.com
 
Spin Cycle Films
  http://www.spincyclefilms.com
 
Bramsar Records
  http://www.bramsarrecords.com

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1. "The Spin Cycle" - Florida Film Festival
2. Why You Should Join A Pro Now! (ASCAP or BMI)
3. New Song Needs Have Been Posted
4. Q & A - Questions >From Our Subscribers
5. Sign Up A Friend
6. Newsletter Archives
 
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1. "The Spin Cycle" - Florida Film Festival
 
"The Spin Cycle" has been accepted into the Florida Film Festival.  The festival 
takes place April 8 -17, 2005.  Screening dates and times will be posted as 
they become available.  More details can be found at the Spin Cycle Films 
web site, http://www.spincyclefilms.com.
 
The Reel Women organization has selected "The Spin Cycle" as one of the 
films to be screened at South by Southwest (SXSW).  Screening dates have 
not been announced yet.  We will post this information on the Spin Cycle Films 
web site, http://www.spincyclefilms.com when it becomes available.
 
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2. Why You Should Join A Pro Now! (ASCAP or BMI)
 
Many people in the music industry have different views about when a 
songwriter should join a Performing Rights Organization (Pro) such as
ASCAP or BMI.  There are many music publishers and music supervisors
that think you should join as soon as possible.  If you are making your 
songwriting a career (or would like it to be) then you should not wait. 
Do some research so you know which Pro is best for you and your 
songwriting career.
 
If a music supervisor is looking to license a song for a TV series, they 
need to be able to license the song quickly.  In some cases just a few days.
They don't have time to wait for the songwriter to go through the process 
of joining a Pro.  They need to finalize the licensing process, prepare the 
cue sheet and send it to the Pro.  The Pro uses the cue sheet to determine 
how much performance royalties to pay the songwriter, publisher or anyone 
else tied to the song.  Music supervisors wanting to license songs for a 
feature length film may have more time however, they still don't want to wait.  
They need to know if they can license your song so it can be edited into the 
film.  If for some reason the songwriter or the Pro have issues that need time 
to get ironed out, the music supervisor does not have the time or patience to 
wait.  They are going to move on and license a song that is ready.
 
If you've been told that there is no reason to join now or you can't join until 
your song is published, you've been misinformed.  You can join right now.  
Call ASCAP or BMI and speak with a Member Service representative.
 
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3. New Song Needs Have Been Posted
 
We have posted new song needs under the Independent Label listing and 
the Movie & TV Music Cue Needs.  More song needs will be listed later this 
week.  Please check back! 
 
Song submissions will only be for songs that are listed on 
our Song Needs page on our Play Any Key Music web site.
http://www.playanykey.com/needs.htm
 
Song needs for major and independent labels have been posted.
 
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4. Q & A - Questions From Our Subscribers
 
Q:  Can I send a rough demo or do you only accept studio demos?
 
A:  You can send a rough demo, however the vocals and music must be 
      extremely clear with minimal to no background noise.  Keep in mind that 
      we will most likely will not pitch a song unless it is a undeniable 
      smash hit.  If it is, we will pay to get a studio demo recorded.
 
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Q:  Do you accept MP3's via e-mail or download from my web site?
 
A:  Yes we do.  We have an e-mail size limit of 1 MB.  You would have to lower 
      the bit rate of your MP3 to get it small enough to be received.  We are working 
      on an upload page on our site and will send out a notice when it is available.  
      In the meantime, if you let us know where we can download your song, we'll 
      download it and take a listen.  If we like it, we will ask that you send the song 
      on CD.
 
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Q:  Who do you get your tips sheets from?
 
A:  We use tip sheets from "Pitch This Music", "The Pitch List" from SongCasting & 
     "The Song Seekers International Tip Sheet".  We get a variety of pitch opportunities 
     for recording artists from these tips sheets.  We also use the Film Music Network for
     music to license for Film & TV.
 
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Feel free to e-mail your questions to newsletter@playanykey.com.
 
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5. Sign Up A Friend
 
Please take a moment to visit our Newsletter page and sign up a 
friend.  Give them the opportunity to check out our latest song 
needs.  They may have the right song for one of the posted song needs.
http://www.playanykey.com/newsletter.htm
 
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6. Newsletter Archives
 
You can view previous newsletters by visiting our newsletter page 
and clicking on the issue that you want to view.  The newest newsletter 
will be posted within a few days of its publication.
http://www.playanykey.com/newsletter.htm
 
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Preyer Entertainment Group
P.O. Box 2139
Round Rock, TX 78680-2139
P: 512-913-8594, F: 512-233-2590
newsletter@playanykey.com